A biaxial nematic gel phase in aqueous vanadium pentoxide suspensions

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 541-546

  Pelletier, O ^a   Bourgaux, C ^b   Diat, O ^c   Davidson, P ^a   Livage, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

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EID: 0010739843     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510051036     Document Type: Article

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